Chris Newman

September natural gas futures were trading higher through midday Tuesday, supported by soaring summer temperatures and Chesapeake Energy Corp. holding the line on production cuts.

Pressured by milder August weather forecasts and steady production gains, September natural gas futures were trading lower early Tuesday.

August natural gas futures were selling off through midday Monday ahead of their expiry at the end of the day, matching a similar decline in Henry Hub cash markets.

With the market assessing gains in production against another increase in LNG exports, natural gas futures were trading higher early Monday.

August natural gas futures were trading lower through midday Friday as competing fundamentals and the contract’s Monday expiry juiced volatility.

Natural gas futures fell further in early trading Friday as the market continued to mull a larger-than-expected inventory build and signs of returning production volumes.

August natural gas futures were sinking through midday trading Thursday after being knocked down by a bearish weekly government storage report.

Natural gas futures hovered close to even early Thursday as the market prepared for the release of a government inventory report expected to show another weak injection of supply into underground storage.

August natural gas futures were narrowing losses through midday trading Wednesday, supported by EQT Corp. management saying they would continue to “tactically” curtail output into the fall.

Natural gas futures tumbled in early trading Wednesday after the largest U.S. natural gas producer reaffirmed its 2024 sales volumes, signaling a further unwinding of supply curtailments put in place earlier this year to help balance the market.